SLNA defender Thanh Lam leaves U22 Vietnam due to injury

In the list of 48 players called up by coach Park Hang-seo to train in August to prepare for SEA Games 31, Song Lam Nghe An contributed 6 faces.

Specifically, the 6 promising young faces of the Nghe An team in this call-up of the U22 Vietnam team are 3 defenders Thai Ba Sang, Mai Sy Hoang, Le Thanh Lam and midfielders Dang Van Lam, Tran Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Van Viet.

Defender Le Thanh Lam left U22 Vietnam due to injury. Photo: Van Tuan

Central defender Le Thanh Lam is expected a lot in this training session with a height of up to 1m81. He was promoted to the first team in 2019 when he was not yet 19 years old but has not played a single minute in the V.League. Being included in the Vietnam U22 team will be a useful experience and accumulation for the player from Thai Hoa.

However, according to the latest information, this young midfielder was forced to leave the U22 Vietnam team after only 2 days of training due to an ankle ligament injury. Thanh Lam's injury occurred before joining the national team, while he was still training at SLNA.

It is known that this injury is not too serious and Le Thanh Lam will return to SLNA to recover. Thus, the number of SLNA players in the U22 Vietnam team at this time is only 5, all of whom have played in the V.League.

In another development, U19 SLNA striker Tran Manh Quynh has just been called up by coach Philippe Troussier to join the Vietnam U19 team to prepare for the 2020 AFC U19 Championship finals held in Uzbekistan. The training period is from August 20 to 30 at the PVF Center.

Coach Park Hang-seo and U22 Vietnam underwent strict medical examination when gathering.

(Baonghean.vn) - On August 16, the U22 Vietnam team with 48 players officially gathered at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. All team members seriously performed medical examinations in accordance with the Ministry of Health's regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control.